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Table 4 Major element abundances of the silicic clast (this work), other lithologies (OG, AG, FG, OPB) in NWA 773 clan, and Apollo evolved samples

From: Formation of ferroan dacite by lunar silicic volcanism recorded in a meteorite from the Moon

 

NWA 2727

NWA 773 clan

15405,145

12032, 366-19

12013, light

 

Silicic clast

OG

AG

FG

OPB

QMD

Granite

Felsite

Oxide (wt%)

This work

Valencia et al. 2019

Fagan et al. 2014

Seddio et al. 2013

Warren et al. 1983

SiO2

63.0

43.47

47.3

47.52

45.39

60.3

70.1

73

TiO2

0.89

0.36

0.17

1.07

0.85

2.15

1.07

0.6

Al2O3

13.5

5.02

19.5

6.91

8.01

10.3

13.5

11.9

Cr2O3

<0.1

0.42

0.28

0.44

0.52

0.08

-

-

FeO

9.3

19.08

9.58

19.83

21.72

11.0

4.98

0.90

MnO

<0.1

0.234

0.17

0.279

0.284

0.17

0.07

-

MgO

<0.1

24.65

7.05

12.92

12.71

3.18

0.14

0.7

CaO

9.2

7.04

15.1

10.83

9.59

7.6

3.04

1.4

Na2O

0.51

0.122

0.38

0.157

0.163

0.76

2.47

1.40

K2O

2.3

0.029

0.04

0.150

0.018

3.42

4.58

6.80

P2O5

1.3

0.086

-

0.34

0.094

1.42

0.052

-

BaO

0.54

0.01

<0.07

0.03

0.01

-

0.68

0.65

Total

100.5

100.5

99.6

100.5

99.4

100.4

100.7

97.4

Mg#

<1

70

57

54

51

34

5

58